Host Clara Mount interviews Austin Franklin, CEO and Co-Founder of Good Natured Life. The first half of the show is the Crummer Connections interview recorded and broadcast in Fall 2021. The second half of the show is a panel Q&A session with Austin Franklin and selected Crummer alumni and students, featuring discussions on self-reflection, building motivation within your organization, and how to effectively communicate your vision as a leader.

00:35 -- Introducing the panel

03:22 -- Philosophy of service, giving back to the community, being your best self

09:54 -- Backstory, parents as business role models, messages of positivity

17:07 -- Career journey, overcoming disadvantages, inception of Good Natured Life

26:56 -- Career advice, finding the advantage in the disadvantage

31:11 -- Meet and greet with Austin Franklin

32:35 -- Founding a business, growing as a public speaker, applying lessons from basketball, uncovering hidden credentials

45:03 -- Crummer Insider Free Association

51:24 -- Being a co-founder and guiding business strategy, communicating the vision, developing reading as a healthy habit

57:15 -- Closing message to the Crummer community

Books

Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins – https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Hurt-Me-Master-Your/dp/1544512287

Resources

Good-Natured Life -- https://www.goodnaturedlife.com/

Crummer Graduate School of Business -- https://www.crummer.rollins.edu

Credits

Guest -- Austin Franklin https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-j-franklin-a1a477111/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Creator -- J.B. Adams

Host -- Clara Mount

Executive Producer -- Gerard Mitchell

Sound Editing -- Aaron Trnka

Production Assistance -- Kyle Sawyer

Crummer Panelists -- Papaa Kodzi, Michael Serrano, Kyle Sawyer